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> Gentian is the best identification I can come up with,
> but I'm willing to be corrected if I am wrong.
>
What about nard (spikenard), which was used to make ointment? As soon as I saw
the Magdalen it put me in mind of the first stanza of the hymn for St Mary
Magdalene, Nardi Maria pistici:
Nardi Maria pistici
Sumpsit libram mox optimi,
Unxit beatos Domini
Pedes rigando lacrimis.
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From: "Torie Reed" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: [M-R] Gentian
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
> Dear Marjorie,
>
> Thank you for your responses! Yes, I've tried the
> search engines, but am a little reluctant to depend on
> the accuracy of some of these web sites, which don't
> seem very scholarly.
>
> The subject matter of the attached image is taken from
> Jehan Michel's Mystere de la Passion -- Martha is
> trying to convince Mary to give up her sinful ways.
> Caravaggio's Magdalene
> (http://www.dia.org/the_collection/overview/viewobject.asp?objectid=36204)
> is similar, except that he depicts her with an orange
> blossom.
>
> Best,
> Torie
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